With 1:12 left, the league said Tuesday that Durant made contact with James that affected his SQBR. Durant had appeared to hip-check the four-time MVP, causing James to lose the ball out of bounds — another no-call that James questioned but ultimately blamed on himself.

"I lost it on the left wing," he said after the game. "He got me a little bit, but I lost that one."

The NBA also said James should have been whistled for a foul on Draymond Green?for clamping Green's arm and jersey with 33 seconds left, which affected his ability to retrieve a rebound.?The fact that the officials reviewed the possession with 24.5 seconds remaining but did not address the missed Durant fouls shown on the replay has caused some to call the league's review system into question, notably ESPN NBA announcer Jeff Van Gundy during the broadcast and later, former Cavs general manager and current Sirius XM contributor David Griffin.

"Referee ops knows they can help themselves with further latitude to address what they see in situations already under review," Griffin tweeted Tuesday. "All INCs (incorrect no calls) here could have been corrected without any additional stoppages of play. NBA evolves and will continue to do so."